Israeli strike on Gaza displacement camp leaves 40 dead
An Israeli airstrike targeted a Gaza displacement camp northwest of Rafah — previously referred to as a “safe zone” — on the night of May 26th. Around 40 people were killed in what Palestinian authorities are calling a “heinous massacre,” the New Arab and agencies reported.
Multiple missiles smashed into the displacement camp, where civilians were sheltering in tents near an UNRWA warehouse. On May 15th, Amnesty International noted Israel’s “appalling record” of displacement since its initial establishment in the region in 1948. As of April 3rd, UNRWA reported that 1.7 million civilians had been displaced in Gaza.
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The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said many of the victims were burned alive. Hospitals in the area — already weakened by consistent Israeli strikes — have struggled to manage the accumulating wounded. World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus shared on X that while the organisation reported 36 hospitals at the beginning of the war, now only ten remain “minimally functioning.”
Israel claims the attack killed two Hamas officials, though the country also noted it was “aware of reports” of civilian harm and that the “incident was under review.” On May 27th, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Israel’s parliament, referring to the event as a “tragic incident.”
The New Arab and agencies
